Influence of Prolonged Altitude Hypoxia on Nucleic Acid Content of the Rat Prosencephalon

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1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 3
3. Basic Biological Processes of Learning and Memory Formation
4. Opening Remarks 7
5. On the Mechanisms of the Participation of Genetic Apparatus in the Memory Phenomena 11
6. Long-Lasting Potentiation of Synaptic Transmission in the Hippocampus: A Neurophysiological Model for Neuronal Plasticity 19
7. Plastic Changes of Postsynaptic Potentials in the Motor Cortex of the Cat 27
8. Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Short-Term Memory 29
9. Responses of Lateral Geniculate Body Neurons upon Behaviorally Relevant Light Stimuli in the Freely Moving Rat 37
10. Implementation of Associative Memory in Adaptive Neural Networks 43
11. Electrophysiological Investigation of Discrete Skilled Movements in the Rat 55
12. Physiological and Functional Aspects of Hippocampal EEG Synchronization 63
13. Relationship between Drug-Induced Changes in Bioelectrical Activity of the Brain and Memory Consolidation 73
14. Facilitation of Retention Performance by Post-Training Oxotremorine and Interference with Protein Synthesis Inhibition 77
15. The Possible Functional Role for Gangliosides in Synaptic Transmission and Memory Formation 83
16. Autoradiographic Investigation of Fucose Incorporation into Rat Hippocampus during and after Learning 111
17. Fucose Incorporation into Bat Hippocampus during and after a Learning Experiment. An Electrophoretic Analysis 113
18. Changes in the Content of Acidic and Basic Proteins per Cell in Neurons and Neuroglia of Rat Hippocampus in the Course of Memory Formation 117
19. Protein Metabolism and Conformational Changes in Synaptic Structures during Learning 121
20. The Incorporation o! Leucine into Proteins of Different Rat Brain Structures during the Acquisition and Consolidation of a "Brightness Discrimination" 125
21. The Effect of Muscarinergic, Nicotinergic, and Dopaminergic Agonists on the Incorporation of Leucine and Fucose into Proteins of the Hippocampus of Rats in Vitro 131
22. Biochemical and Histochemical Evaluations of Changes in Hydrolytic Enzyme Activities in the Hippocampus after Learning and Electrical Stimulation of the Nc. Septi Medialis 137
23. Incorporation of Choline into Acetylcholine during a Learning Experiment 145
24. Neurochemical and Behavioral Aspects of Olfactory Bulbectomy in the Bat 153
25. Effects of Hypothalamic and Thalamic Lesions on Schedule Dependent and Schedule Induced Behavior 163
26. Memory Facilitation by Post-Trial Hypothalamic Stimulation and Other Reinforcers: A Central Theory of Reinforcement 175
27. Post-Trial Hippocampal and Lateral Hypothalamic Electrical Stimulation: Effects on Long-Term Memory and on Hippocampal Cholinergic Mechanisms 189
28. Long-Term Habituation to Novel Environment: Amnesic and Hypermnesic Effects of Various Post-Exposure Treatments 203
29. Nature of the Retention Deficit Induced by Acetoxycyclo heximide in an Instrumental Task 219
30. Unusual Properties of Conditioned Taste Aversion 229
31. Conditioned Taste Aversion: Androgen and not Oestrogen Mediated Effect 237
32. Asymmetric Function of the Hippocampus in Learning of Normal and Neurotic Rats 243
33. Incomplete Perception Memory in Instrumental Learning 249
34. Psycho-Physiological Features of Processes of Retrieval 261
35. Serotoninergic and Noradrenergic Brain Systems and Their Role in Memory Mechanisms 269
36. On the Role of Biogenic Monoamines in the Process of Consolidation 275
37. The Participation of Brain Stem Aminergic Neurons in the Regulation of Behavioral Activity and Learning Processes 279
38. Differences in Participation of Serotoninergic Mechanisms in Organization of Fear- an Non-Fear-Motivated Conditioned Behaviour 285
39. The Effect of Stress on Avoidance Behaviour and on Brain Serotonin Metabolism in Bats 293
40. Antagonistic Action of Clonidine against Drug-Induced Shaking Behaviour 301
41. Action of Crude and Fractionated Homogenates of Corpora Cardiaca on the Shock Avoidance Learning in Headless Cockroaches (Periplaneta americana L.) 307
42. Effects of Neurohormones on Memory Consolidation 313
43. The Effect of Posterior Pituitary Peptides on Avoidance Learning in Correlation with the Brain Catecholamine Content in Rats 319
44. Postnatal Orotate Treatment: Effects on Learning and Memory in Adult Rats 325
45. Retention of a Brightness Discrimination in Adult-Rats after Postnatal Undernutrition 329
46. Critical Experiments on the Chemical Transfer of Acquired Information in Goldfish — a Progress Report 333
47. Biochemical Aspects of the Imprinting Phenomenon in Young Mouthbreeding Cichlide (Tilapia, Pisces) 347
48. Structural Changes in the Hippocampus after Learning Experiments 361
49. Ontogeny and Differentiation of the CNS
50. Transneuronal Interactions — A General Principle of Ontogeny of the Nervous System 365
51. Experimental Studies on the Development of Cutaneous Afferent Reflex Connections in Frogs 373
52. Neuronal and Synaptic Development in the Cerebral Cortex of the Rabbit 383
53. Afferentiation and Synaptogenesis Illustrated by the Retinogeniculate and Corticogeniculate Projections in the Rat 393
54. Effects of Entorhinal Lesions on Synaptogenesis in the Rat Hippocampus 399
55. An Autoradiographic and Electron Microscopic Study of Cell Proliferation and Cell Differentiation in the Rat Corpus Callosum (CC) in Tissue Cultures 405
56. Plasticity of Mixed Synapses in Teleostean Brain 413
57. Study of Primary and Secondary Changes Induced in the Rat's Visual System by Prenatal X-Ray Irradiation 421
58. Influence of Pharmacological Agents on Cultures of Nervous Tissue 427
59. ATPase Activities in the Developing Rat Brain: Alteration by Hypoxia and Starvation 433
60. The Changes in Metabolic Activities in Mitochondria of the Developing Rat Brain 439
61. Influence of Ontogenesis and Sensory Deprivation on Transmitter-Stimulated Adenylate Cyclase Activity in the Centres of the Visual System of Rats 443
62. The Sensitivity of Developing Spinal Motor Output to Putative Inhibitory Transmitters in Chick Embryos 449
63. Neurotransmission in the CNS
64. Presynaptic Modulation of Neurochemical Transmission 457
65. Transmitter Mechanisms in Convulsive-Seizure Threshold 461
66. The EEG- Effect of Hippocampal Apomorphine Administration in Bats 471
67. Cholinergic Connections in the CNS of Rats Determined by Lesion Technique and Quantitative Histochemistry 479
68. Influence of Precursor Availability on the Formation of Acetylcholine 483
69. Regional and Developmental Correlations between Cholineacetyltransferase and ATP-Citrate Oxaloacetate Lyase in Rat Brain 489
70. In Vitro Uptake of Neurotransmitter Substances by the Isolated Visual Structures of Rats 501
71. Influence of Prolonged Altitude Hypoxia on Nucleic Acid Content of the Rat Prosencephalon 507
72. Contributors 511